five or ten years being really characterised by a lot of churn and push towards more statism. we remain quite sceptical of the ability to turn the economic fortunes. there have been good signs in the past, a few days that they are a bit more rational, realistic, setting the gross targeted 5% but the end of the day, the composition of the committee is reallyjust where xi jinping is, that shows that politics will be there for a little while longer so we take the news with a grain of salt. i longer so we take the news with a grain of salt- longer so we take the news with a grain of salt. i wonder some of the events matching grain of salt. i wonder some of the events matching away grain of salt. i wonder some of the events matching away from - grain of salt. i wonder some of the i events matching away from mainland china do weigh on the willingness of international companies to continue investing in increased investments investing in increased investments in china. we have t
concerns about safety. paramedics and support staff are taking further action in their dispute over pay and conditions. they say the current situation is not sustainable. we don t meet minimum levels now on a day to day basis. i cannot stress enough how difficult it is for us to be able to deliver that care to patients. here at westminster, the government not was planning ahead. it wants to change the law to force unions to offer emergency cover during strikes. labour say that is insulting to workers. we ll have the latest on the series of disputes in different public sectors and the likelihood of resolution any time soon. also tonight. 2022 was a year of climate extremes, weather experts say. europe and the polar regions were hardest hit by global warming. the latest on the fighting in eastern ukraine, where the mining town of soledar is reported to be under russian control. and the popularity of gaming helps boost the uk s home entertainment industry to record levels. and s
of vacancies in adult care. president biden casts his vote in the crucial us mid term elections. how much power will the republicans regain? and tributes to the veteran actor leslie phillips, who has died at the age of 98. and coming up on the bbc news channel, cash injection or complete sale? liverpool s owners say they are considering inviting new shareholders. we ask what that might mean for the premier league club. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. there s been widespread criticism over comments made by one of the ambassadors for qatar s world cup who said fans travelling to the tournament will have to acceppt his country s rule among them a ban on same sex relationships saying homosexuality was a result of damage to the mind. the controversial tournament kicks off in less than a fortnight in the gulf state. the former fifa president sepp blatter now says the decision to award it to qatar was a mistake . our sports correspondent jane dougall has more.
latest project launching the see monster, the latest in a creativity festival costing millions of pounds. with over 2000 football related arrests last season. good evening. interest rates have risen to their highest level for m years, heaping extra costs on mortgage holders, credit card users and businesses. the governor of the bank of england warned that the uk economy may already be in recession. rates have risen by 0.5% today the seventh hike in a row, as the bank tries to curb inflation. interest rates now stand at 2.25%. 0ur economics editor faisal islam has the details. for islam has the details. nearly a decade and a half, british for nearly a decade and a half, british interest rates have been extremely low. forthe british interest rates have been extremely low. for the homeowners, high street businesses and corporations, it had become used to very low base interest rates, this is now at an end. in nantwich in cheshire, the ice cream farm has benefited from inve
into lake victoria in tanzania during stormy weather. and with the us midterm elections just days away, president biden and donald trump continue on the campaign trail, in the push to win crucial votes. hello and welcome to the programme. ukraine s president says russia is readying its forces for a large scale attack on his country s infrastructure. volodymyr zelensky said he believed moscow would focus on ukraine s energy sector first. the southern ukrainian city of mariupol has been left in ruins after being subjected to fierce russian bombardment early in the invasion. the city was besieged by russian forces and ukrainian officials now estimate at least 25 thousand people were killed there. our correspondent hilary andersson has been speaking to survivors from the city for bbc panorama. they give vivid and distressing testimony. and a warning that hilary s report contains references to suicide, and you may find some of it distressing. artem has seen what no child shoul